Human Development & Family Studies at Compton College

Every human development and family studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human development program at Compton College stacks up to those at other schools.

Compton College is located in Compton, California and approximately 4,612 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Development & Family Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Compton College Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Human Development (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Human Development

Online Classes Are Available at Compton College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Compton College offers distance education options for human development at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Compton College Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Human Development Student Demographics at Compton College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human development majors at Compton College.

Compton College Human Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of human development associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in human development only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Compton College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Compton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in human development graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Compton College with a associate's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Human Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in human development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Compton College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Childcare Workers	60,460	$28,630
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Social and Human Service Assistants	50,600	$43,330
Community and Social Service Specialists	13,290	$49,830
Home Economics Professors	170	$93,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.